Post-Traumatic Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report
Malignant glioma development after trauma is a rare occurrence. We report a glioblastoma multiforme case that developed after a depressed skull fracture. A 65-year-old man was admitted because of right sided hemiplegia, epilepsy and changes in consciousness due to a malignant glial tumor. He had bee...
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doaj-2bb4a7159fc0435da7dc32cb181929072020-11-25T01:34:25ZengAVESEurasian Journal of Medicine1308-87341308-87422011-04-0143015053Post-Traumatic Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case ReportSuleyman CoskunAysenur CoskunNesrin GursanMehmet Dumlu AydinMalignant glioma development after trauma is a rare occurrence. We report a glioblastoma multiforme case that developed after a depressed skull fracture. A 65-year-old man was admitted because of right sided hemiplegia, epilepsy and changes in consciousness due to a malignant glial tumor. He had been operated on for a left calvarial depression fracture caused by cerebral laceration thirty-five years before. Radiologic imaging revealed a large contrast-enhanced mass lesion at the left frontotemporoparietal junction under the depression site. The patient underwent urgent surgery, and radical excision of the mass was achieved. The histopathologic diagnosis was a high-grade glial tumor. Although the possibility of a pre-existing tumor rather than a trauma-induced tumor is very high, the presented case suggests that traumatic cerebral lesions may also be a predisposing factor for the development of malignant glial tumors.http://www.eajm.org/text.php3?id=384Brain injuryGlial cell tumorsTrauma |
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Suleyman Coskun Aysenur Coskun Nesrin Gursan Mehmet Dumlu Aydin Post-Traumatic Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report Eurasian Journal of Medicine Brain injury Glial cell tumors Trauma |
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Suleyman Coskun Aysenur Coskun Nesrin Gursan Mehmet Dumlu Aydin |
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Post-Traumatic Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report |
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Post-Traumatic Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report |
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Post-Traumatic Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report |
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Post-Traumatic Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report |
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Post-Traumatic Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report |
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post-traumatic glioblastoma multiforme: a case report |
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Malignant glioma development after trauma is a rare occurrence. We report a glioblastoma multiforme case that developed after a depressed skull fracture. A 65-year-old man was admitted because of right sided hemiplegia, epilepsy and changes in consciousness due to a malignant glial tumor. He had been operated on for a left calvarial depression fracture caused by cerebral laceration thirty-five years before. Radiologic imaging revealed a large contrast-enhanced mass lesion at the left frontotemporoparietal junction under the depression site. The patient underwent urgent surgery, and radical excision of the mass was achieved. The histopathologic diagnosis was a high-grade glial tumor. Although the possibility of a pre-existing tumor rather than a trauma-induced tumor is very high, the presented case suggests that traumatic cerebral lesions may also be a predisposing factor for the development of malignant glial tumors. |
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